A BIG Shout-out To Cory

Its been about three weeks now and most of you probably already now this, but Cory finished off his last year of college basketball by going to the NAIA National Tournament and got 2nd!! Also at the tournament he was awarded 3 different awards... Academic All American (for the 4th time), Honorable Mention All American, and All Tournament Team! Way to go Cory! It has been so much fun being able to watch and support him these past 2 years doing what he loves so much. I will definitely miss it. Here are a few shots of him at the tournament. I do love a man in uniform :)

Love This Little Face!

I have been meaning to post these pictures of Owen for a while now, so he looks a little older now than he is in these pictures. Oh well! I was trying to get a good one of him smiling and was able to get a couple really cute ones. Enjoy!





Sneeze!

I'm a Baller!

TIME FOR AN UPDATE!!!

So I decided that my valentines gift to all my family and friends would be to update my blog!!! I know its been forever since my last post and of course you are all dying to hear about and see the new addition to our family!! So I guess I should start from the beginning...

I will spare you all the not so pleasent details of the whole labor and delivery story and just give a short recap of the big event. It all started early in the morning of the 28th. I woke up at around 4:00AM to contractions about 5-6 minutes apart, but not too painful. After an hour of timing the contractions that were getting closer and more painful, I decided to wake up Cory to ask him what we should do and in just a few minutes I heard my mom get up to the bathroom probably because she heard us talking and moving around. As soon as I told her I was having contractions she immediately said we need to go to the hospital right now! (hehe she was an anxious grandmother) So then I called my midwife and off we went around 6:00AM. After we got all situated at the hospital my midwife checked to see were I was at and sadly I was only dialated to a 1. Then from 7 in the morning to 2 that afternoon I didn't have any progress so they sent me home on some pain meds that would help take the edge off the contractions that were consistantly 3 minutes apart. Well by this point I was very disappointed and exhausted. I did not want to go home (which is 45 minutes from the hospital) and try to sleep when I could still feel every contraction and they kept getting worse. Once we got back home I tried to get some sleep but after an hour and a half of suffering through those stinkin contractions I said we are going back to the hospital now! The ride back was the longest ride of my life! So miserable! Cory told me later that he was going around 90mph the whole way when the speed limit is only 65! hehe I guess he didn't want me having this baby in the car. So once I got re-admitted around 5:30PM and the nurse checked me I was now dialated to a 5. They asked if I wanted the epidural now and I said YES PLEASE! And what a relief that was once it kicked in. When they checked my progress at 9:00PM I was at a 7 and they decided to break my water then. That certainly moved things along because by 11:00 I was completely dialated and ready to push. And after a little over an hour our beautiful boy was here!!! What an amazing experience! He is such a little miracle, and we jsut couldn't be happier!On December 29, 2009 at 12:24 AM Owen Cory Evans came into the world and joined our family! He weighed in at 7 lbs. 13 oz. and was 21 inches long. Absolutely perfect healthy, handsome baby boy!


FIRST FAMILY PHOTO!

LOVE THIS PICTURE!

WE ARE SO IN LOVE WITH OUR LITTLE BOY


READY TO GO HOME

FIRST BATH...NOT SO HAPPY. (CORY'S FOOT COMPARED TO OWEN! HAHA)

LOVES HIS BINKIE


Owen is now 7 weeks old and already looks so different. At his one month appointment, that was a week ago, he weighed 10.6 lbs and was 22 3/4 inches long! He has been such a joy in our lives and we have been enjoying every minute with him. He has been smiling and talking now for a good two weeks which is pretty much the sweetest thing in the world to see! Cory and I just can't get enough of our sweetheart! We love you Owie!

ALL READY TO PLAY IN THE SNOW! HEHE

GO DUKE!

WE HAVE BEEN WANTING TO GET A FAMILY PICTURE REALLY BAD CAUSE WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN ONE SINCE THE HOSPITAL BUT OF COURSE OWEN WAS ASLEEP WHEN WE DID. OH WELL :)

HOPE YOU ALL HAD A WONDERFUL VALENTINE'S DAY! I PROMISE NOT TO GO ANOTHER 2 MONTHS BEFORE I POST AGAIN!

**38 Weeks**

Here is a lovely shot of me at 38 weeks...ready to POP! This weekend started off with a great little date night of Cory and I ordering some pizza and getting this place all ready for our baby to come! I definitely was feeling a little anxious this past week thinking of all the things we needed to get done, but after friday night I was feeling much better and ready for our boy to arrive now!



Then on Saturday Cory had a great home game where they beat EMU!! The SVU barn was packed for the game which made it very hot for me, but it was still a very fun and exciting game! Then that night was our Ward Christmas Party. Food, entertainment, and friends always make it a good night! I asked Cory before we went to the party to remind me to have someone take a picture of us so we don't have to take a head shot of ourselves. Well as you can tell we both forgot. :) Oh well! I think everyone needs to bust out in singing "The Twelve Days of Christmas" because thats how far away it is and my due date!!! woohoo!

Its the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

The title of this post applies to many reasons why this time of the year is the most wonderful...

First off, at the beginning of November is when basketball games kicked off for not only Cory's last year at SVU but also for the NBA and for College, which makes Cory a very happy man! I have come to understand that during this time of year, all the way from November to the NBA playoffs, my sweet husband gets full access to the TV whenever he wants. (well unless I am very persuasive towards something I would like to watch, then I may get my way!) But I know how much he loves the game and can't stay away from it. These are just a couple pictures of Cory playing ball this season so far. I just love to watch him play!! Even though basketball takes up alot of his time away from home, I will definitly miss watching him play something he loves so much after this year.













Second...is the holidays! I love this season of giving and sharing! This year for Thanksgiving we had to stick around here do to basketball, but Cory's parents were able to ome out for a whole week and visit! We had such a great time with them celebrating Thanksgiving and going to lots of bball games. The week went by way to fast, but we love anytime we can get to spend with family! Thank you for coming out to visit and for all you do for us Mom and Dad Evans! Also, throughout the week of Thanksgiving I was thinking alot about how over the past 2 years I have been blessed so much! First I got engaged over Thanksgiving break 2 years ago, then last year I was married for the first Thanksgiving of my life and now this year I am very blessed to be pregnant! I am so grateful that Heavenly Father has given Cory and I the greatest blessing of becoming parents to our sweet little boy! Which leads me to what is THE most wonderful thing for us this year...

Thirdly, Christmas=Baby!!! I am less than 4 weeks away from my due date!!! I am so excited to finally meet our little one and to hold him in my arms! I feel like I am getting really close to feeling like I am fully prepared, in my mind, for our boy to arrive! This Christmas is going to be the best one yet in our home as we get to welcome in a new member to our family! Life just couldn't get any better!
This is me at 34 weeks...I will update with a more recent picture when I get one! Just imagine me 2 weeks bigger than this one :)

Pumpkin Carving and Halloween Fun

We decided to pick out one pumpkin to share between the two of us this year and for the first time since I can remember, I didn't use one of those store bought pumpkin booklets. I ususally always do one of those really difficult and cool looking pictures, but with our lack of time this year we decided on doing our best version of a scary pumpkin face. I thought it turned out pretty good and we had fun doing it together! I made Cory do the cleaning out of the pumpkin which I usually don't mind doing at all, but for some reason it kinda grossed me out this year. :) I did all the poking and Cory did the fabulous carving job! Then on Friday our ward had a Halloween dinner and Trunk-R-Treat activity that was so fun to see all the cute kids dressed up in their costumes. I was getting really anxious for our little guy to get here so I could have dressed him up! Seriously everyday now I look down at my belly and wish he was here so I could hold him and give him hugs and kisses! Everyone keeps saying that its not too far away now, but to me it still seems like forever! I just can't wait to meet my little boy! Well, finally on Halloween night we got together with some friends and played games and ate yummy snacks! We had a great time celebrating this spooky holiday and are excited for next year when we get to go trick-or-treating with our own kid!!







I was laughing so hard as we tried to get a good picture of both of us with our pumpkin. Cory's head just kept getting cut off! hahaha


I wanted to compare which was bigger...my belly or our pumpkin. I think I win! This is my growing belly at 32 weeks!

Fall Break!

So on Monday and Tuesday this week SVU had no school for Fall Break and we were able to make a fun short trip over to the DC Temple with our FHE group. We drove up on Monday morning so we could have time to do something fun that night. After the guys tried to convince us that a hockey game would be the best activity for the night, we decided on Olive Garden for dinner and games at the hotel after! Sorry guys, maybe some other time. :) Then on Tuesday we went to the temple and that was wonderful! It was just so nice to get out of Buena Vista for 2 days and have a great time with friends. Oh and being able to eat at places other than the fabulous selection we have in BV was nice too!


Family picture! I can't wait for our little man to fnally be here! Oh and Cory says to excuse his dressed down attire...we were in the first shift of going to the temple and this is all he brought to were this day.


The group!